Crop Report

As required by the California Food and Agricultural Code, the County Agricultural Commissioner compiles an annual report of the County’s agricultural production. With it’s unique climate along with fertile soils and water supplies, agriculture is the County’s largest industry. In 2017, the gross value of agricultural production came to over $351 million. The top ten crops for the year 2017 were as follows:

Miscellaneous Vegetables and Row Crops (1)

$47,952,000

Spinach (6)

$37,416,000

Lettuce Salad Mix (2)

$34,861,500

Wine Grapes (5)

$27,614,000

Lettuce, Romaine (4)

$25,601,000

Peppers, All (3)

$22,070,750

Broccoli/Broccolette

$16,886,750

Kale, All (7)

$14,878,500

Pasture/Rangeland (9)

$13,876,500

Misc. Fruits & Nuts (10)

$12,544,500

To view the 2017 and other year’s Crop Reports, click on the respective link below. Please bear in mind that the figures reported represent gross income only, not net profit to the grower.